U23 World League

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Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oliver Bergstedt kicked off to start the match. Michael Pettersson took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stanislav Kaiturov. Stanislav Kaiturov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Denis Ispovednikov succeeded in the game's 16th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danila Melnikov in the 23rd minute of play forced Libra's goalkeeper Björn Larsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 minutes of play, Libra's Oliver Bergstedt made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stanislav Kaiturov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stanislav Kaiturov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Pettersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Björn Larsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danila Melnikov in the 31st minute. Björn Larsson was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Danila Melnikov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Danila Melnikov really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Sven Tunström hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Danila Melnikov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Björn Larsson made a huge save. After 46 minutes, Oliver Bergstedt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Libra and the Galatasaray SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Oliver Bergstedt kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Björn Larsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danila Melnikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denis Ispovednikov was the one to do the kick off. Björn Larsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danila Melnikov in the 59th minute of the match. Michael Pettersson hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Libra defense, Denis Ispovednikov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Björn Larsson. The Libra fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Björn Larsson should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Galatasaray SK booed when Libra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Pettersson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Björn Larsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikhail Guschin in the 73rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Galatasaray SK defense, Sven Tunström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stanislav Kaiturov. The Galatasaray SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stanislav Kaiturov should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Libra getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Jörn Hedbom hit a great ball. Libra's Björn Larsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Ispovednikov in the 83rd minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Libra's goal looked a bit too open when Mikhail Guschin came free, but Björn Larsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 87 played minutes Libra got a freekick which was hit by Oliver Bergstedt. 89 minutes into the game, Mats Tinglöv was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Libra's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galatasaray SK the free kick. In the 89th match minute, Libra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mats Tinglöv to maneuver through the defense. Adam Åberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanislav Kaiturov having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Michael Pettersson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stanislav Kaiturov, 3-4. Libra were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Galatasaray SK's much stronger midfield.